In a first for Buffalo, bacteriophage therapy, which harnesses living viruses, sucessfully treated a patient with a chronic MRSA bacterial infection.

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013;11(5):499-509. Limiting unnecessary, empiric, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy is universally thought to be an effective tool for reducing HAIs and limiting ...

Severe skin infections are increasing among children and becoming one of the most common reasons for hospitalization, a new study finds.more In 2009, about 71,900 children spent time in the hospital ...

Endocarditis can be a life threatening complication of MRSA in which the infection causes inflammation in the lining of the heart, and its valves and chambers. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria that can cause infections and is resistant to several antibiotics. Doctors and nurses sometimes refer to it as MRSA (which sounds like ...

Schraga [1] reports that antibiotic therapy is not indicated for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cutaneous abscesses unless there is extensive cellulitis or evidence of systemic ...

The idea that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) abscesses don’t always require antibiotics (Item 122-5) may have been accepted in 1950, but it is not true anymore. All clinicians know ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Outbreaks of skin and soft tissue infections caused by the superbug MRSA -- short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- continue to be a problem, especially ...

Here is some background information about MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to all beta-lactam antibiotics such as methicillin, penicillin, oxacillin, and ...

About a month ago, Mustafa’s family says he developed a severe MRSA bacterial infection that put him in the ICU. The Mayo Clinic says a MRSA infection is caused by a type of staph bacteria that’s ...

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water to prevent MRSA. Make sure you keep any cuts and wounds covered with clean bandages. You should not share personal hygiene items like towels, razors, or ...